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Our blog, Design Matters, is a place for our team to share our knowledge, community events, projects, resources, and opinions. It is a place for you to keep up with us and for us to hear from you. Thanks for reading!

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Design Lives in the Details

By Annie | September 12, 2022 | architecture, Charles Hendricks

Design lives in the details. As architects and designers, we find ourselves oscillating between a larger, ...

#EcoFriendly product round up!

By Annie | September 9, 2022 | Building Science, Green Building

Choosing to live a more sustainable lifestyle can start by swapping out some of our everyday items for more ...

New Project update: #HilltopHouse is Under Roof!

By Annie | September 6, 2022 | architecture, project update

We had a beautiful day checking in on our #hilltophouse and we are excited to see this design come to life. This ...

Community Spotlight: Harrisonburg Half Marathon

By Annie | September 1, 2022 | community

Harrisonburg locals might notice an increase in runners tackling miles throughout the city streets this fall. ...

“Mind Behind the Design” featuring Deborah Smith

By Annie | August 30, 2022 | Harrisonburg Architect, Leadership, team

It’s time to discover another great mind behind the design and today we are excited to feature team architect, ...

Job Shadowing virtually from the University of Miami

By cbhendricks | August 24, 2022 | Charles Hendricks, citizen architect, Office Culture

University of Miami life has included a few fun days at Key Biscayne, a lot of late nights in the architecture ...

First Friday Artist: Janine Aberg

By Annie | August 17, 2022 | artwork, First Friday

Janine Aberg's art will be featured during the First Friday Gallery Opening on September 2nd. In ...

First Friday Artist: Saloma Furlong

By Annie | August 17, 2022 | artwork, First Friday

Saloma Furlong Our second artist we are excited to feature in September is Saloma Furlong. To learn more ...

Project Update: Blue Ridge Mountain Home

By cbhendricks | July 28, 2022 | architecture, project update

We had the pleasure of stopping by our Blue Ridge Mountain Home project and were thrilled to see the final stages ...

Calling all Artists!

By Annie | July 28, 2022 | artwork, community, First Friday

First Fridays at the Depot are a special time to gather in celebration of the arts and have become a bit of a ...

How the space feels changes everything! #interiordesign

By cbhendricks | July 23, 2022 | architecture, Interior Design

We are seeing many more commercial clients exploring #interiordesign to make their customer experience even better ...

Kitchen Countertops

By Asha Beck | July 22, 2022 | architecture, Interior Design

Whether you are trying to tackle a kitchen renovation or building your dream house, the selection process can be ...